Construction of garments



Sept. 15, 1942. H. KESSLER CONSTRUCTION OF GARMENTS Filed July 15, 19412 Sheets-Sheet 1 HENRY Kassuak INVENTOR ji i/ ATTORNEY Sept. 15', 1942.

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HEN FLY KESSLER- INVENTOR ATTORNEY Patented Sept. 15, 1942 UNITED STATESPATENT OFFICE CONSTRUCTION OF GARMENTS Henry Kessler, New York, N. Y.Application July 15, 1941, Serial No. 402,446

Claims.

This invention relates to garment linings having detachable sleeves, andan object of this invention is to provide a detachable sleeve having ashoulder extension positioned within the armhole of the lining andcausing the shoulder portion of the lining at the armhole to be insuperimposed relation with the shoulder extension, the sleeve beingconnected only at two points with the edge portions defining the armholeand continuing upwardly over the shoulder to form a continuous coveringfor the arm and shoulder of the wearer.

Another object of this invention is to provide a snap fastener member atthe upper end of the shoulder extension and two snap fastener members atopposite sides of the said extension and in spaced-apart relation belowthe upper snap fastener member, and to provide complementary snapfastener members on the inner surface of the lining, whereby the sleeveis detachably connected at three points above the middle of the armholeand without the formation of a continuous seam directly at the upperedge portions defining the armhole.

Another object of this invention is to provide a sleeve made of chamoisor like non-porous material, and having a substantially porous wovenfabric facing, and to form interstitial air spaces in the chamoissection of the sleeve extension to permit ventilation from the spacearound the upper portion of the lining outwardly of the garment throughthe woven fabric facing.

With the above and other objects in view, the invention will behereinafter more particularly described, and the combination andarrangement of parts will be shown in the accompanying drawings andpointed out in the claims which form part of this specification.

Reference will now be had to the drawings, wherein like numerals ofreference designate corresponding parts throughout the several views, inwhich:

Figure 1 is a view of an overcoat, looking toward the inside, andshowing the full lining detached from the overcoat.

Figure 2 is a side elevation of the lining.

Figure 3 is a view of a fragmentary portion of a sleeve having ashoulder extension.

Figure 4 is a cross-sectional view, the section being taken as on line4-4 in Figure 3.

Figure 5 is a view of a fragmentary portion of a modified sleeve.

Figure 6 is a cross-sectional view, being taken as on line 6-43 inFigure 5.

the section binding 21 secured thereto by stitching 22.

In the illustrated embodiment of the invention, the numeral illindicates an overcoat having fronts H and inner facings 12. The facingsare secured to the body fabric a distance from their inner edges bystitching I3 to form flaps l4 extending all around the overcoat.

A tape (not shown) is secured to the underside of the flaps l4 andcarries a strip of slide fastener elements l5 which is normallyconcealed from view by the flaps.

The lining I6 carries a complementary strip of slide fastener elementsI! extending all around its outer edges and which are designed tointerengage with the slide fastener elements It. The lining l6 may thusbe detachably connected to the body of the overcoat.

This invention relates particularly to sleeves I8 which are detachablyconnected to the upper or shoulder portions of armholes IS in the liningI6.

As shown in Figures 3 and 4, each sleeve l8 has been formed with anupper or shoulder extension 20. The extensions 20 form integralcontinuations of the fabric covering the arms of the wearer and aredesigned to be positioned within the armholes I9. The shoulder portionsof the lining at the armholes are in superimposed relation with theshoulder extensions 20.

The armhole portion of the sleeve 18 has a A snap fastener member 23 issecured to the upper end portion of the shoulder extension 2%]. Two snapfastener members 24 are secured at opposite sides of the shoulderextension and in spacedapart relation below the upper snap fastenermember 23.

As best shown in Figure 4, the sleeve I8 is made of an outer layer ofchamois or like nonporous material 25, and a substantially porous wovenfabric facing 26. The chamois layer 25 of the shoulder extension 2!] hasapertures 21 therethrough. The apertures 21 provide interstitial airspaces to permit ventilation from the space around the upper portion ofthe lining outwardly of the garment through the woven fabric facing 26and facilitate dissipating surface heat generated by the body of thewearer.

The shoulder portion of the armhole 19 has complementary snap fastenermembers 23, 24, positioned so as to interlock with the snap fastenermembers on the shoulder extension 20. The extension 20 reinforces thejunction at the armhole against pulling out of the sleeve fabric betweenthe snap fastener members 24. The continuity of the fabric over theshoulder and over the arm of the wearer sleeve effect.

Figures and 6 show a modified sleeve l8 having a shoulder extension 20'to which a netted fabric 30 is secured by a binding 2| and stitching 22and 32 to the chamois or body layer 25. The sleeve H! has asubstantially porous woven fabric facing 26 and snap fastener members 23and 24.

It will thus be seen that there has been provided a localized,non-extended or non-continuous detachable connection between each sleeveand the lining body. This localized connection provides passage spacebetween the sleeve and lining body all around the armhole without thepossibility of the sleeve fabric being pulled away from or out of thelining body at the armhole junction.

It is to be noted that the fabric 30 may be made of elastic materialwhich will permit the shoulder extension 20 to yield and conformto thecontour of the shoulder of the wearer.

In accordance with the patent statutes I have described and illustratedthe preferred embodiment of my invention, but it will be understood thatvarious changes and modifications can be made therein without departingfrom the spirit of the invention as defined by the appended claims.

I claim:

1. In a lining having sleeve openings, detachable sleeves for saidlining each comprising an upper extension adapted to enter into saidsleeve opening with the upper portion of said lining at said sleeveopening in superimposed relation, a snap fastener positioned at theupper end of said extension, two snap fasteners positioned at oppositesides of said sleeve extension and below said upper snap fastener, theinner surface of said lining having complementary snap fasteners, one ofwhich is positioned in considerably spaced relation inwardly of said armhole and two snap fasteners positioned at the edge portions definingsaid arm hole, and apertures in said sleeve extension to permitventilation from the upper portion of said lining outwardly of saidgarment.

2. In a garment lining having sleeve openings, detachable sleeves forsaid lining each comprising an upper extension adapted to enter into asleeve opening, the upper portion of said lining at said sleeve openingbeing in superimposed relation with said extension, a snap fastenerpositioned at the upper end of said extension, two

produces a raglan-type snap fasteners positioned at opposite sides ofsaid sleeve extension and below said upper snap fastener, the innersurface of said lining having complementary snap fasteners, one of whichis positioned in considerably spaced relation inwardly of said arm holeand two snap fasteners positioned at the edge portions defining said armhole, said lining being made of chamois and. having an interior wovenfabric facing, and apertures in the chamois section of said sleeveextension to permit ventilation from the upper portion of said liningoutwardly of said garment through said woven fabric facing.

3. In a garment lining having sleeve openings, detachable sleeves forsaid lining each comprising an upper or shoulder extension adapted toenter into a sleeve opening, the shoulder portion of said lining at saidsleeve opening being in superimposed relation with said shoulder exten-'sion, a snap fastener positioned at the upper end of said shoulderextension, two snap fasteners positioned at opposite sides of saidextension and in spaced-apart relation below said upper snap fastener,the inner surface of said lining having complementary snap fasteners,one of which is positioned in considerably spaced relation inwardly ofsaid arm hole and two snap fasteners positioned in spaced-apart relationat the edge portions defining said arm hole, said lining being made ofchamois and having a substantially porous woven fabric facing, andapertures in the chamois section of said sleeve extension to permitventilation from the upper portion of said lining outwardly of saidgarment through said woven fabric facing.

4. In a garment lining having sleeve openings, detachable sleeves forsaid lining each comprising a shoulder extension adapted to enter into asleeve opening, the shoulder portion of said lining at said sleeveopening being in superimposed relation with said shoulder extension,a-snap fastener member at the upper end of said shoulder extension, twosnap fastener members positioned at opposite sides of said extension andin spaced-apart relation below said upper snap fastener member, theinner surface of said lining having complementary snap fastener members,one of which is positioned in considerably spaced relation inwardlyofsaid armhole and two snap fastener members positioned in spaced-apartrelation at the edge portions defining said armhole, said lining beingmade of chamois and having a substantially porous woven fabric facing,and apertures in the chamois section of said sleeve extension to permitventilation from the space around the upper portion of said liningoutwardly of said garment through said woven fabric sleeve facing.

5. In a detachable garment lining having sleeve openings, detachablesleeves for said lining each comprising a shoulder extension adapted toenter intoa sleeve opening, the shoulder portion of said lining at saidsleeve opening being in superimposed relation with said shoulderextension, a snap fastener member at the upper end of said shoulderextension, two snap fastener members positioned at opposite sides ofsaid extension and in spaced-apart relation below said upper snapfastener member, the inner surface of said lining having complementarysnap fastener members, one of which is positioned in considerably spacedrelation inwardly of said arm hole and two snap fastener memberspositioned in spaced-apart relation at .the edge portions defining saidarm-hole, said sleeve being made of chamois or like non-porous materialand having a substantially porous woven fabric facing, and a nettedfabric having a substantial mesh set in the chamois section of saidsleeve extension to provide interstitial air spaces permittingventilation from the space around the upper portion of said liningoutwardly of said garment through said woven fabric facing.

HENRY KESSLER.

